Esmolol is safer than and as effective as labetalol

Review: diacerein is more effective than placebo and is as effective as NSAIDs for knee and hip osteoarthritis.

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Sooner is Safer Than Later

It has been observed repeatedly that the standard safety-liveness classi cation for properties of reactive systems does not t for real-time properties. This is because the implicit \liveness" of time shifts the spectrum towards the safety side. While, for example, response | that \something good" will happen eventually | is a classical liveness property, bounded response | that \something good"...

Azithromycin is as effective as and better tolerated than erythromycin estolate for the treatment of pertussis.

OBJECTIVE Although universal immunization against Bordetella pertussis (whooping cough) infection has resulted in dramatic reductions in the incidence of pertussis, outbreaks continue to occur in countries with excellent vaccine coverage. Treatment of infection may ameliorate symptom severity during the catarrhal phase of pertussis but has no effect on established paroxysms, emesis, or apnea if...

Nonstop Flying Is Safer than Driving

Attenuation of Hemodynamic Response to Tracheal Extubation: A Comparative Study between Esmolol and Labetalol

Background and Aims Cardiovascular stress response to extubation can result in elevated heart rate (HR) and mean arterial blood pressures which can be detrimental in high-risk patients. Settings and Design The objective of this study is to compare the esmolol and labetalol efficacy in attenuating hemodynamic response to tracheal extubation. Materials and Methods Sixty patients scheduled for...